Claire Tonti is a teacher turned podcaster turned musician.
The Briefing24 Feb 2023

Claire Tonti is a teacher turned podcaster turned musician.

Why are all the good songs written for people in their twenties? Why is it, as we get older and have partners, and children, pets and parents-in-law, mortgages and muscle aches, that music stops being written about our experiences?

Claire Tonti is trying to change that. She’s a teacher turned podcaster turned musician and she’s just released her debut album Matrescence.

Eleven original tracks, stripped back acoustic folk, Claire sings about everything from birth trauma to what it means to be a woman, loss of identity and independence and the transition to motherhood.

In this chat with Jamila Rizvi, Claire Tonti talks about taking risks, changing careers in mid-life and making music for the person you once were.

THE WEEKEND LIST:

See: Rocky Horror the Musical at Theatre Royal

Watch: Not Dead Yet on Disney+

Visit: Feared and Revered at the National Museum of Australia

Eat: Pialligo Estate Winery: Farm To Table Dining

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Matt Agnew on our space junk problem

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Brad Guy fell 15,000 feet and survived

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Addicted to porn?  This is what to do

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Explained: the science that led to Kathleen Folbigg’s release from jail

Explained: the science that led to Kathleen Folbigg’s release from jail

Kathleen Folbigg has been released from prison after serving 20 years for murdering her four children. Yesterday, she received the pardon she’s been waiting for, for over two decades.  We’re joined by...

5 Jun 202321min

Why there could be no male primary teachers by 2050

Why there could be no male primary teachers by 2050

The number of male teachers in Australia has been steadily declining for decades. In Queensland for example, in the past two decades, the number of female teachers in the state’s schools increased by ...

4 Jun 202318min

BONUS: Succession Obsession: how a TV series won a cult following

BONUS: Succession Obsession: how a TV series won a cult following

The drama of the Roy family has captured the worlds attention, been compared to Shakespeare and created it’s own fashion wave. Why has Succession created so much hype and is it deserved? In this bonus...

3 Jun 202318min

Pete Helliar from the Project to the jungle

Pete Helliar from the Project to the jungle

Comedian Peter Helliar has done it all, from the jungle to co-hosting the Project, to even being declared dead. I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here was never a reality television experience that had te...

2 Jun 202332min

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